This is an activity about astrobiology. Learners will research one planet within our Solar System and create an alien based on the temperature, gravity, terrain, radiation exposure, composition, and atmosphere of that planet. Then, each person will...(View More) display his or her alien for the group to examine and determine the planet to which each alien belongs. This is Activity I-3 of Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0: A Collection of Activities and Resources for Teaching Astronomy DVD-ROM, which is available for purchase.(View Less)

This is an activity about astrobiology. Learners will research one planet within our Solar System and create an alien based on the temperature, gravity, terrain, radiation exposure, composition, and atmosphere of that planet. Then, each person will...(View More) display his or her alien for the group to examine and determine the planet to which each alien belongs. This is Actividad 9.3 as part of El Universo a Sus Pies, a Spanish-language curriculum, available for purchase.(View Less)